Opinion and Editorial

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A killer of trees

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords In the corporate world’s tortured language, workers are no longer


Congressional districts are a creature of partisan politics

Editorial: There’s got to be a better way of designing congressional districts that represent Ohio as a state


Aging boomers becoming more conservative

Opinion: By Karlyn Bowman And Andrew Rugg Los Angeles Times Baby boomers who came of age during the


Obama clings to failed policies

Opinion: Those who are impressed by words seem to think that President Barack Obama made a great speech to


Unequal education harmful

Opinion: By David A. LOVE McClatchy-Tribune Racial inequality in education may be keeping America back.


Vermont will pull through

Opinion: The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press: There’s no question that Vermont will pull through even the worst


U.S. can regain swagger

Opinion: By Aubrey K. McCLENDON McClatchy-Tribune OKLAHOMA CITY The current shocks to the U.S.


Tax code overhaul tricky

Opinion: Here’s a story to remember when you hear legislators start jabbering this fall about overhauling the


Campbell’s poor bookkeeping remains a point of contention

Editorial: The former chairman of the state-appointed fiscal oversight commission that has been operating in


Obama fails to learn from his mistakes

Opinion: “If you live long enough, you’ll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you’ll be a better


Fears of a double-dip recession are overblown

Opinion: By Christopher Thornberg McClatchy Newspapers With all the recent market turbulence and mediocre


Viewing government (big or small) through a different lens

Opinion: Viewing government (big or small) through a different lens It’s time to set the record straight


9/11 attacks no Pearl Harbor

Opinion: As the nation marked Sunday’s 10th anniversary of 9/11, these terrorist attacks have assumed a place


When disaster strikes, people (and states) look for help

Editorial: After a weekend devoted to the commemoration of the unnatural disaster of Sept. 11, 2001, it seems


Is Big Brother watching?

Opinion: By Michelle Richardson McClatchy-Tribune “If you’re not doing anything wrong, you have nothing